If I become a member of your ma'aser fund, do I need to let you know each time I pick a cucumber?
Question
I understand the importance of joining the fund, however, is joining the fund applicable to me? If I am a member of the fund, I understand then that its remote: because the fund holds the coin, as it were, when the text /Brocha is recited, I am designating various parts of the produce for a Kohen, Levi
But that in some years, when it comes to redeeming the holiness of ma'aser sheni and the ma’aser ani produce, in these cases, I must have my own coin.
Please explain how one works with the fund. I’m sure that I won’t have to let them know each time I have picked a cucumber.
Answer
There is a coin handled and designated on your behalf every day at the institute. In fact, 20 perutot are designated daily for multiple separations for each member.
The separation formula states that you are transferring the holiness of ma'aser sheni (or neta revay) to the coin designated on your behalf. You don’t need to personally handle the coin.